Ashish Shukla

Ashish Shukla is a senior journalist and geopolitical analyst based in India, author of ‘How United States Shot Humanity.’ He runs the NewsBred website. Follow him on Twitter @ashish40411

Death in the slum: India holds its breath as coronavirus spreads to tightly-packed shanty town Op-ed
A series of coronavirus deaths in India’s biggest slum has panicked authorities and raised a difficult question: how can the government stop a virulent illness in the most vulnerable of neighborhoods?
Apr 7, 2020 02:07
Lockdown India still appears to be staving off Covid-19 – but will it last? Op-ed
Europe is in the vise grip of the Covid-19 virus. The US is not far behind. Yet, the Indian subcontinent, inhabited by one quarter of humanity, has somehow (so far) managed to escape the worst effects. How has that been possible?
Mar 31, 2020 02:16
First day of ‘self-curfew’ in India: New Delhi relies on isolation-trick to dodge coronavirus — enough after 100s infected? Op-ed
India’s citizens appear to be standing behind Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s call to “isolate” themselves to stop the spread of the coronavirus, but there is fear that not enough was done to protect its population of 1.3 billion.
Mar 23, 2020 02:39
As India heads into coronavirus lockdown, Modi faces one of his biggest challenges: How to ‘isolate’ a billion citizens Op-ed
With China seemingly out of the coronavirus woods, the world’s second most populous nation is yet to face the worst of it. For Indian PM Narendra Modi, the coming days might be his greatest disaster… or greatest triumph.
Mar 20, 2020 03:19
Will Facebook and Twitter lose Modi… or India? Op-ed
Indian PM Narendra Modi may not actually quit social media anytime soon but the mere thought of an Indian exodus from these platforms, Russia-style substitution or China-like security rules is giving Big Tech a headache.
Mar 4, 2020 04:20
Dear mainstream media, do you really think Modi is behind all India’s problems? Op-ed
It’s a tedious time to read Indian or Western mainstream media as it unleashes venom against PM Narendra Modi and pours scorn on ordinary people, to be gobbled up by elites. Or perhaps there’s never been a better time to read it.
Mar 1, 2020 03:10
Trump leaves New Delhi as Modi’s biggest advocate, but US still presses ‘true friend’ India on trade Op-ed
US President Donald Trump trusts India’s Narendra Modi to handle all manner of contentious issues at home, and hails the PM as his “true friend.” But Trump won’t be pleased until Modi gives him the trade concessions he wants.
Feb 26, 2020 03:05
Sorry, Western Media: Delhi violence is unlikely to upset Trump or Modi Op-ed
India feels the sideshow of violence in the capital, even as the United States president Donald Trump wraps up his two-day visit on Tuesday, is nothing but a manufactured tragedy.
Feb 25, 2020 09:44
Forget substance, Trump gets the optics he craved in India Op-ed
US President Donald Trump had plenty of reasons to feel smug after the first day of his two-day visit to India. Despite some simmering disputes between Washington and New Delhi, day one was a triumph of optics.
Feb 25, 2020 03:05
Friends or foes? As India gears up to talk to the West, meet the architect of its new ‘India first’ foreign policy Op-ed
While the US and India currently enjoy historic levels of economic and defense cooperation, the two nations have locked horns on a range of issues, prompting New Delhi to chart its own course in pursuit of national interests.
Feb 20, 2020 03:11

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